Psychotic versus nonpsychotic depression in hospitalized adolescents
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Published on: November 21, 2013
P E Quinlan1, C A King, G L Hanna
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0390, USA.
Abstract:
One hundred fifty adolescent inpatients with major depression were systematically assessed for demographic and clinical differences between psychotic and nonpsychotic depression. Delusions and/or hallucinations were present in 10% of the subjects. The psychotic group had significantly more frequent and severe suicidal ideation. Posttraumatic stress disorder was also more frequent in the psychotic group.
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